Denying the effects of psychiatric drugs on health is indeed a scandal

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 394-395

  Lakeman, Richard ^a   Browne, Graeme ^a   Emeleus, Mary ^c   Hurley, John ^a   Mcgowan, Patrick ^e   Molloy, Luke ^d   Quadrio, Carolyn ^b   Timimi, Sami ^f  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84863541459     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00851.x     Document Type: Letter

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